The Comeback King

The film, about a country western star in free fall, is set to star Glen Powell and Cristin Milioti. Judd Apatow will direct. Apatow and Powell wrote the script together. Apatow will produce through his longstanding Apatow Productions overall deal with the Studio. Apatow's relationship with the Studio dates back to his 2005 directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and he has since directed Knocked Up, Funny People, This is 40, Trainwreck and The King of Staten Island for the Studio. Powell and Dan Cohen will produce through Barnstorm's first look deal with the Studio. Powell's relationship with the Studio originates with his starring role in Twisters, which overperformed against all industry expectations, becoming the biggest opening for a natural disaster film ever at the domestic box office and grossing $267.8 million overall in the domestic box office. Kevin Misher will produce through Misher Films. Misher has a storied history with Universal Pictures, where he was President of Production from 1996-2001 and supervised production for some of the Studio's most acclaimed features, including Erin Brockovich, The Fast and the Furious, Meet the Parents, and The Mummy. Misher subsequently formed Misher Films, where he has been producing a variety of films over the past two decades, including Fighting With My Family, Coming 2 America and You People.